04_TRANSPORTATION Bergen Light Rail Nesttun - Rådal section Bergen Light Rail | Photo: Jan Magne Sviland Bergen Light Rail consists of 20 km of double track from the city centre to the airport at Flesland, built in three project phases. Multiconsult was given the task of designing the second phase. The project forms part of the Bergen programme for transport, urban development and the environment, which aims to coordinate investment in public transport, environmental improvements, pedestrian and cycle paths and roads over the twenty-year period 2005-2025. The first project phase, comprising 10 km of double track between the city centre and Nesttun, entered service in summer 2010. The second phase between Nesttun and Rådal, consisting of 3.6 km of double track, was completed in 2013. PROJECT PROJECT TYPE LOCATION CLIENT KEY NUMBERS Bergen Light Rail Detailed City of Bergen, Hordaland county 3.6 km section | Cost: Development Plan, Hordaland county council, represented approximately NOK Detailed Design, Site by Bergen Light Rail 1.3 billion Inspections, Master Construction (BU) Plan, Feasibility Study SCOPE OF WORK OUR SERVICES Multiconsult was given the task of designing • Preparatory works the second phase. The project involved all of • Substructures incl. tunnels the engineering for the section of line from • Structures Nesttun to Rådal, including all of the activities • Superstructures involved in the preliminary design and zoning • Temporary works plan for the section. • Landfill • Service buildings • Tracks Our subcontractors for the contract were • Electricity supply Asplan Viak, Cubus, Atkins, Smidt & • Cable ducts for signalling and Ingebrigtsen and Kompas, which is now part of telecommunications systems Multiconsult. including passenger information systems DISCIPLINES • Cable ducts for communication • Electrical engineering systems • HVAC • Terminals/stations • Water supply and wastewater engineering • Design and integration with • Fire safety roads • Structural engineering • Noise mitigation • Geotechnical engineering • Redesigning road layouts • Landscape architecture • Highway engineering • Bus lanes • Acoustical engineering • Traffic management plans • Environmental geology • Park and ride facilities • Structural surveying • Underground services • Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment • Public transport terminal and • Engineering Geology multi-storey car park 11.05.2015 | 04_0007 Test running Bergen Light Rail | Photo: BT Top: Bergen Light Rail | Photo: Jan Magne Sviland Buttom: Bergen Light Rail | Photo: Jan Magne Sviland www.multiconsultgroup.com.